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PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner(s) named below, who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for Letters as specified below, and in
support thereof aver(s) the following and respectfully request(s)the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information C6
Name: Mary Rutledge Roupas File No:
a/k/a: Mary R.Roupas (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No:
Date of Death: October 9,2014 Age at death: 90
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (State) with his/her last
principal residence at 412 Spring House Road Camp Hill,Hampden Township Cumberland
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 412 Spring House Road Camp Hill Hampden Township Cumberland PA
Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsylvania.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . All personal property $ 2,000.00
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. . .. . Personal property in Pennsylvania $
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 95,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE. . . . $ 97.000.00
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at: 412 Spring House Road Camp Hill,Hampden Township Cumberland
(Attach additional sheets,if necessary.) Street address,Post Office and Zip Code City,Township or Borough County
A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s)aver(s)he/she/they is/are the Executor(s)named in the last Will of the Decedent,dated February 21, 1997 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated
State relevant circumstances(eg.renunciation,death of executor,etc.)
Except as follows: after the execution of the instrument(s)offered for probate Decedent did not marry,was not divorced,was not a party to a pending
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa. C.S. § 3323(g),and did not have a child born or
adopted;and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
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B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable) rrri —4
c.t.a.,d.b.n., d.b.n.c.t.a.,pendente e,2durtdflte apksntia,.- KJ¢iaste ntinoritate
r-TIMIf Administration,c.t.a. or iMnx.t.a.,enter date of Will in Section A above and=�ctiibplete lis of-heiR.
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Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for,d�orcehad n es1a liMed as defined
in 23 Pa.C.S. §3323(g)and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated 0-8�s&r+� 4E n
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Petitioner(s),after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spr Ae(if any)wd heirs(attach
additional sheets, if necessary):
Name Relationship Address
Form RW-02 rev. 10/11/2011 Page I of 2
Oath of Personal Representative "'` Official Use Only
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA }
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND }
Petitioner(s)Printed Name Petitioner(s)Printed Address
Mary Ann Mace 412 S rin House Road,Camp Hill,PA 17011
The Petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or.affirm(s)the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioner(s)and that,as Personal Representative(s)of the Decedent,the Petitioner(s)will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
SWorn t r affirmed *� su c ibed be ore G��/=� Date
me th' ay o Date
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o e Register Date
BOND Required: 0 YES E) NO To the Register of Wills:
FEES: Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
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Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ V 100 Attorney Signature:
( y- ) Short Certificate(s). . . . . . 190,00
( )Renunciation(s).. . . . . . . . `�
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Affidavit(s).. . . . . . . . . . . 3:
Bond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printed Name: Theresa L. Sh e''ix,,,Esq:--t
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Firm Name: Wix,Wenger
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Phone: (717)652-8455
Automation Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ Fax: (717)652-6290
JCS Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Email: tIsw20000a,l enm
TOTAL. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . $
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of Mary Rutledge Rounas File No: / - /bx�;L
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AND NOW, (� ;1 ( 7� -' , in consideration of thforegoing Petition,
satisfactory proof having been presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters 1S
are hereby granted to �• , "
in the above estate and(if applicable)that
the instrument(s) dated
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will (and Codicil(s)) of Decedent.
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Form RW-02 rev.10111/2011 Page 2 of 2
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I,MARY RUTLEDGE ROUPAS,of York County, Pennsylvania;beim of�undgr nd,
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memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare theh£ollowing toFbq'ny
Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all Wills and Codicils herefforP,n%de
by me.
1. 1 declare that I am a widow. I have one child now living whose name is Mary
Ann Mace, and all references herein to "My Child" or "My Daughter" are references to her.
2. It is my intention by this Will to dispose of all of the property which I may own
at my demise.
3. I direct and authorize that all of my just debts and burial expenses be paid as soon
as convenient after my death, said obligations to be paid out of my estate by my Executrix
hereinafter named.
4. All estate, inheritance, succession or other taxes, imposed or payable by reason
of my death, and interest and penalties thereon, with respect to all property comprising my
gross estate for death tax purposes,whether or not such property comprising my gross estate
for death tax purposes passes under this Will, shall be paid out of and be borne by my
residuary estate.
5. All the rest, residue and remainder of the property which I may own at the time
of my death, real and personal, and wheresoever situate, I hereby give, devise and bequeath
to my daughter, Mary Ann Mace. In the event that my daughter, Mary Ann Mace, should
predecease me or fail to survive me by thirty (30) days, I hereby give, devise and bequeath
the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to my nieces and nephews, Eleanor
Demetriades, Chris Roupas, Diane Newberger and Gus H. Roupas, to be divided equally,
share and share alike.
6. If any beneficiary under this Will in any manner, directly or indirectly, contests
or attacks this Will or any of its provisions, any share or interest in my estate given to that
contesting beneficiary under this Will is revoked and shall be disposed of in the same
manner provided herein, as if that contesting beneficiary had predeceased me without issue.
7. If any provision of this Will or of any Codicil hereto is held to be inoperative,
invalid or illegal, it is my intention that all the remaining provisions thereof shall continue
to be fully operative and effective so far as is possible and reasonable.
8. 1 hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my daughter, Mary Ann Mace, of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, as the Executrix of this, my Last Will and Testament,
and direct that no bond or other surety is required of her in this or any other jurisdiction
for her performance of this office.
9. In the event that my daughter, Mary Ann Mace, is unable or unwilling to act as
Executrix during the administration of my estate, I then appoint my nephew, Gus H.
Roupas, of York County, Pennsylvania, in her stead and direct that no bond or other surety
be required of him in this or any other jurisdiction for his performance of this office.
10. In the event that any beneficiary under this, my Last Will and Testament, is a
minor at the time of my death, I then appoint the Guardian of said minor child as Trustee
of said minor beneficiary's share of my estate, unless otherwise provided in this Last Will
and Testament.
I hereby further direct that my said Executrix and any Trustee appointed, shall have
full power, at their discretion, to do any and all things necessary for the complete
administration of my estate, including the power to sell, at public or private sale without
Order of Court, any real or personal property belonging to my estate, and to compound,
compromise or otherwise to settle or adjust any and all claims, charges, debts and demands
whatsoever against or in favor of my estate as fully as I could do if I were living.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this �2/ 'qday
of February, 1997, to this, my Last Will and Testament, consisting of three (3) pages plus
a witness and Notary pages.
MARY RUtTLEDGER PA
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SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by MARY RUTLEDGE
ROUPAS, the above-named Testatrix, as and for her Last Will and Testament, in the
presence of us, who, in her presence and in the presence of each other, at her request, have
subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
J�� P
jar" of 32 South Beaver Street
York, PA 7401
of 32 South Beaver Street
V1 York, PA 7401
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS
COUNTY OF YORK
We, MARY RUTLEDGE ROUPAS, Irene N. Sartalis and D61207ttj/ c/1 -riS
the Testatrix and witnesses respectively,whose names are signed to the attached instrument,
being first duly affirmed, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the Testatrix
signed and executed the instrument as her Last Will and Testament, and that she signed
willingly, and that she executed it as her free and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the Testatrix,
signed the Will as witness, and that to the best of our knowledge, the Testatrix was at that
time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no control or undue
influence.
MARY R E GER PAS
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF YORK
On this � day of February, 1997, before me, the undersigned, personally
appeared MARY RUTLEDGE ROUPAS, Dorothy Livaditis and Irene N. Sartalis,who are
known to me or satisfactorily proven to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the
within Last Will and Testament, and acknowledged that they executed the same for the
purposes therein contained.
NOTARYPUBLIC
Notarial seal
Nancy L.Yost,Notary PubiiC
York,York county
Lmyommission Erpires May 29,2000
pla{►ssodatlon of-Notaries
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REGISTER OF WILLS CERTIFICATE OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRANT OF LETTERS
PENNSYLVANIA
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•� (�. e�� No. 2014- 01012 PA No. 21- 14- 1012
J� Estate of: MARY RUTLEDGE ROUPAS
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alk/a: MARY R ROUPAS
Late Of: HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP
" CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Deceased
1750 Social Security No:
WHEREAS, on the 24th day of October 2014 an instrument dated
February 21st 1997 was admitted to probate as the last will of
MARY RUTLEDGE ROUPAS
(First,Middle,Last)
a/k/a MARY R ROUPAS
late of HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND County,
who died on the 9th day of October 2014 and,
WHEREAS, a true copy of the will as probated is annexed hereto.
THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GRAYSON, ESQ. , Register of Wills in and
for CUMBERLAND County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, hereby
certify that I have this day granted Letters TESTAMENTARY to:
MARY ANN MACE
who has duly qualified as EXECUTOR(RIX)
and has agreed to administer the estate according to law, all of which
fully appears of record in my office at CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA.
)IN,"-�ESTIMOP Y WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
c� �y office on- the 24th day of October 2014.
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